The word Menorah, it is worth noting, is among exclusively Hebrew words the only one which would be readily understood by any considerable number of people aside from students or readers of Hebrew. It has been made familiar to all by the representation of the captured Menorah on the Arch of Titus (see _Frontispiece_). According to the Bible, the original Menorah was of divine pattern. It was ordained by God in his instructions to Moses for the sacred paraphernalia of the Holy Tabernacle (_Exodus_ XXV, 31 _et seq._). The Menorah was thus among the first instruments or tokens of the Hebrew religion, and the only one which in any sense is in our possession today--the only one which can be perpetuated. The divine pattern is still with us and we are repeatedly modeling new copies from it. The Menorah is today, therefore, the most expressive of all concrete symbols of the Hebrew race and religion. _A Favorite Object of Metaphor and Poetic Sentiment_ A HALO of symbolism--almost kaleidoscopic in its manifold beauty--surrounds the Menorah in Hebraic literature and tradition. Both the single light or candle, and the distinctive combination of seven, are the favorite objects of metaphor, interpretation, and poetic sentiment. In the Bible the word "ner" (נר)--candle or light, embodied, of course, in the word Menorah (מנורה)--is used metaphorically in many significant senses. God is a light--enlightening, comforting and honoring his people. The rational understanding and conscience are lights which search, inform, direct and judge us. A profession of faith is called a lamp, which renders men shining and useful and instructors of others. The last two interpretations certainly cast an appropriate reflection on our choice of Menorah.